Means for operating the dogs of a baling-press.



T. S. GRIMES.

MEANS FOR OPERATING THE DOGS OF A BALING PRESS.

APPLICATIOK FILED JULYZI, I9I5.

Patented June 27, 1916.

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T. s. GRIMES.

MEANS FOR OPERATINQTHE DOGS OF A BALING PRESS. APPLICATION FILED 1uL'Y27, 1915.

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Patented June 27,1916.

T. S. GRIMES.

MEANS FOR OPERATING THE 000s OF A BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZY, I915- Patented June 27, 1916.

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THADDEUSSQGRIMES, GE-COLUMBUS,"GEORGIEA, nssreNoR-To-riurmus do'rro'nem -oo1v nA1v-Y; F oen-UMBU-sj GEORGIA, n coerce-Arron '0F."GEORGIA.

MEA-Ns'FoR OPERATING TEE noes OFA SEALING-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'J11ne 2*7,"1916.

Application filed m 27,-1915. s'riainoiqzfjzo i.

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Be it-known thatI, Tr-rhonnns S. GRiMEs, a citizen ofthe 'Un'ite d stat es, residing at Golumbns, in -the county "of *Muscogee and State of Georgia, have invented "certain new and-useful I-mproven'ients Meansifor Operating the Dogs of a Baling-Press;'--and I do hereby declare the foll'owlng to be a 1 full, clear, and-exact descript-ien 'of the jinventiom-such as will' enable otherssk lle'd in the art to "which it ftp-pertains 'to" niakeand use? the-same. i

This invention 'relates to means for oper- "ating the 'dogsofa 'baling press,a'ncl' more specifically to meansfor releasnfg the dogs automatically-when the position of the press box is shi fted for packing the bale. I The invention consists in'thetp'rovisionl of novel means for mountingthe (regga lat- 20 1 ter "being constructed to accompll sh efi'ectivelythepiirposfor whichthey are interre- '-'e'd, and in the i provision of novel -means, which may include"a 'collar nioiinted "on-the "centralwertical columnof the press and a 2 reoipiocable member "engaged b the collar for' rue-ma s -i'ock 'shaft upon which the dogs are pivotally mounted.

The "invention also consists in other novel structures"hereinafter*described. V.

In the accompanying J drawings, Figure 1 is a view in' *sidefe'levation "Fi'gl 2 is anelevation ,of one er the press? boxes's'howing' the mechanism for operating-the 'do'gs, one of the doors being 'open 'Fi'g."3 is a similarelevation showing both doors closed and the dogsin operative position F g."=4=is ahorizontal section through the' pressboxes, with a plan'vi'ew of the'rnechanism for operating the dogs; Figs. 5 to 8 are views of detalls of construction described below. 'Figfi)shows a modification having 'to do with the operation of the dogs.

Inthe several views of the drawing the press boxes are indicated by 10 andi12, and the vertical central column about whichthe boxes revolve is designated 15; the central strain rod of the press is shown at 16. The column 15 carries a collar 17 having an upper flange 18 and a lower flange 19 provided with cut-away portions 20, 21 oppositely located, for the purpose specified below.

Brackets 25 are carried on member 27 of the press structure, these brackets bein de-v signed to furnish beari'n'gs for reciprocating bars 30 each locatedbetween' the fa'foresaid 'c'ollirzihdfie of the cra k shafts id. 'M embrs 3O carry brackets 4 "36 a in which rollers stare j'oliifia ld' :18; shown in Fig. 5," tlie rollers bearing a'gainsethe respective fiang'es 0f cOlliir 17. f oat'turned prtiensss constitute handlesland afford means for engagement by cranks-40 carried by shafts 34:.

Each "door carries brackets 45 provided "with arc haped s1ote 46" through 'vi hi ch the crank shafts extend. Thedo gsfireloosely mounted on these shafts" and'are' so shaped halanced that they normally assume the position shown inFi'gf "3' when the doors are c'losed and the"shafts -are locked,"but when the tramp er is foi'ci ng the cotton downward, the-ends48 of the dofgs' mave tdwardthe wan of thepresshoxg as shdwnby the dottd line. The dogs aI'e-indicate'dby 17 andit" may here be *stat'e'd that they iroj'ect approxiam slotted bracket rehesenqarcshaped rack portion setnga'ged by a pinion '50 carr'ied by the"cra1*1l '-'shaft. The position of 1 the pinion and shaft fwhen the dogsare in operative po's'itibnis shownin Fig. 3, and :the position whenthedoofs are now-n is shown in Fi'gfQ. v

Each reciprocating bar is provided with *a aateaed "portion 51 for "engaging the e-rank of'the' adjacent shaftfand each of the said bars" cariies a collar 52fengagin'g a por- 'ti on 'of bracket25, for limitingthe rotary 1nove1nent ofthe' bar and holdingthe memberBS at its end in ahoriz'on'tal position, either to the right or ;to"-the left. fPortion 53 "ofbracketf 25 is inclined the sides for engagement? by the wingpoition' 5'4 of" collar 52. When either reciprocating "bar ":r'no'ves toward the center of the; press forreleasing the dogs, wing 5 portion 54: engages the inclined portion at 53 and causes member*38 to turn upwardly and out of engage- "meat with the adjacent crank shaft, thereby insuring the positive and automatic release of the dogs. The shifting of the position of the press boxes brings rollers 37 opposite the flat surfaces of cam memberslS and 19, and bars 30, 31 then move toward'the center column, as stated, owing to the strain to which they are subjected.

In order to lock the dogs in place, the crank shaft on each side is rotated by means of its handle, causing the pinions to engage the arc-sha 36d racks of brackets 45. Bars are then rotated manually through approximately 90 degrees and caused to engage their corresponding crank shafts, thereby holding the latter and the dogs in operative position, with rollers 3? bearing against the flanges of the central collar. The looking device operates only on the tramping side of the press. If the dogs are not locked at the beginning of the tramping operation they can be locked at any time desired.

I do not wish to be limited to the details of construction shown and described, but may make such changes and alterations as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In Fig. 9 a strip 60 on the side of the door of the press box engages and holds the dogs out of the box in the manner shown, when the crank shaft moves downwardly for releasing the dogs. The movement of the dogs during the tramping operation is not interfered with.

77 hat I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, a dog, means for mounting the dog, means for retaining the dog in operative position, including a plurality of rotatable members having their axes at an angle and adapted to engage in one position, and means for automatically releasing the dog.

2. In a device of the class described, a dog, means including a member having an arc-shaped slot for mounting the dog permitting the pivotal movement thereof in a plurality of positions, and means for automatically releasing the dog.

3. In a device of the class described, a dog, means including rack and pinion mechanism for mounting the dog, and means for automatically controlling the dog.

4. In a device of the class described, a dog, mounting means therefor, and means including a cam member and a reciprocable member for controlling the dog, a-press box into which the dog projects, and a stationary member adjacent to the box and carrying the cam member. 7

5. In a device of the class described, a dog, mounting means therefor including a rock shaft movable in a direction trans versely of the axis of the shaft, means for retaining the shaft, av stationary member,

and means cooperating therewith for automatically releasing the retaining means.

6. In a device of the class described, a press box, a rock shaft mounted thereon, adog loosely mounted on the shaft, rack and pinion mechanism for varying the position of the shaft, a stationary member and a cam member carried thereby, and a reciprocating member cooperating with the cam member and rock shaft.

'7. In a device of the class described, a pivotally mounted dog, means for shifting the pivotal mounting of the dog, said means including a rock shaft, means arranged to be partly rotated for engaging and retaining the shaft, and means for automatically producing partial rotation for releasing the shaft.

8. In a device of the class described, a pivotally mounted dog, means for shifting the pivotal mounting of the dog, said means including a rock shaft, reciprocable means arranged to be partly rotated manually for engaging and retaining the shaft, and means for automatically producing partial rotation for releasing the shaft.

9. In a device of the class described, a stationary member, a press box arranged tobe rotated with reference to said member, a dog pivotally mounted in the box, a slotted bracket provided with a toothed rack, a rock shaft, a pinion carried by the shaft for engaging the rack, a dog mounted loosely on the shaft, means cooperating with the rock shaft and the stationary member for retaining the shaft in a given position and for releasing the latter upon changing the position of the box.

10. In a device of the class described, a dog, means including rack and pinion mechanism for mounting the dog, means for automatically controlling the dog, and a press b x, the aforesaid mounting means permitting approximately one-half of the body portion of the dog to project into the press box.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THADDEUS S. GRIMES.

vvltnesses C. H. TIGNER, E. J. WILLIAMS.

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